Description of <it>Hymenolepis microstoma </it>(Nottingham strain): a classical tapeworm model for research in the genomic era

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Hymenolepis microstoma </it>(Dujardin, 1845) Blanchard, 1891, the mouse bile duct tapeworm, is a rodent/beetle-hosted laboratory model that has been used in research and teaching since its domestication in the 1950s....

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Main Authors: Olson Peter D, Cunningham Lucas J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Online Access:http://www.parasitesandvectors.com/content/3/1/123